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2008 Chevrolet Malibu drivetrain & axles problems

77 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
77 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 61 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 61 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 61 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. While the contact's vehicle was stationary, it was rear ended by another vehicle. All of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel upon impact. The air bag did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained significant injuries to the head and a temporary loss of orientation. The passenger sustained injuries to the back. Medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic.

October 2011 CrashInjury

My 2008 chevy malibu LTZ 4 cylinder has a very serious design flaw which gm/chevy refuse to acknowledge. It is putting my family and I and possible danger. The vehicle experiences very severe lags and hesitation at variable intervals while driving either stop and go or on a highway. Last month while driving on rt. 95 in connecticut, our vehicle acted up and it would not accelerate and shift between gears properly. The serious lags where the vehicle is inbetween gears with no engine/trans.

Reported at 46,700 miles, May 2011

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